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Coin-operated machines of all types are collected. The vending machine is an ancient invention dating back to 200 B.C., when holy water was dispensed in a coin-operated vase. Smokers in seventeenth-century England could buy tobacco from a coin-operated box. It was not until after the Civil War that the technology made modern coin-operated games and vending machines plentiful. Coin-operated machines play music, are used for gambling and skill tests, and dispense products like gum or perfume. Slot machines, arcade games, and dispensers are all collected.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Coin-Operated Machines | Match | Krema Mfg. Co., C.1909 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Mutoscope | Tin Box, Top Frame With Picture, 1 Cent, 1920s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Nickelodeon | Seeburg, L | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Nut | Hot, Glendale Ladahu, 1917 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Acorn, Tall Glass Glove, 1950s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Advance, Stand, Decals, 1923 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Baby, Table Top, 1940s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Eldredge, Baby, 1940 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Fork, Cast Iron, 1920s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Gum, Standard, 1923 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Hance-coleman, Chicago | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Hot, Standard, 5 Cents | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Northwestern, Green Porcelain, Glass | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Northwestern, Model 33, Stand & Special Lock, 1933 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Stanley, 1918 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peanut | Walter, 1930 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Peep Show | Duo-scope, 1 Cent | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Perk-up | Decal, 1940s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Bally, Blue Bird, 1936 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Bally, Goofy, 1932 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Bally, Monte Carlo | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Gottlieb, Tropic Isle | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Hugh Hefner & Bunnies, Bally | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | State Fair, 1947 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Table Top, 5 Cents | 1997 |
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